Good morning friend, In the "Own Your Past, Change Your Future" book, Dr. John Delony shares the following: “We’re the most technologically advanced society in history, but we’ve never been more stressed, medicated, or lonely. We have 1,000 Facebook friends but no one to help us move our couch. The pace of life is making us exhausted. We’re all carrying the … [Read more...] about Lesson 34: Own Your Past. Change Your Future.
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Lesson 29: Your Impact Isn’t Measured by Recognition, But By Contribution
Good morning, While preparing for the Lawrence Park Historical Tour that's taking place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m., I got to research the person after whom the Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens (which is part of the tour) are named and realized that his is a story worth sharing. Alexander Muir is best known as the writer of “The Maple Leaf Forever,” a … [Read more...] about Lesson 29: Your Impact Isn’t Measured by Recognition, But By Contribution
Lesson 25: Life Is Too Brief to Waste
Hi, You are significant. Your life does matter. The level of your life's significance isn't measured by its length, but by what you do with the time you’ve been given knowing that our choices carry both temporal and eternal weight. Our lives are very brief; briefer than we tend to assume, and far too brief to waste. In the face of this sobering truth, let’s … [Read more...] about Lesson 25: Life Is Too Brief to Waste
Lesson 17: Focus is a Choice
Good morning! I’ve been thinking a lot about focus lately... how hard it is to stay locked in, and how easy it is to get pulled in many other directions."Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus." (Alexander Graham Bell) Most of us aren’t short on time; we’re just letting too many things steal our … [Read more...] about Lesson 17: Focus is a Choice
Lesson 13: Choose How You Respond
Good morning, In this week's reflection, I’d like to share a lesson from one of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece: Epictetus, a Stoic philosopher whose words continue to resonate in today's fast-paced world. His informal lectures were written down by his pupil Arrian around 108 AD and are available in the "Discourses of Epictetus" here. His teaching … [Read more...] about Lesson 13: Choose How You Respond